Cardinals now on pace for top pick in the 2019 draft

It is official. The Arizona Cardinals are the worst team in the NFL. They have been at the bottom of weekly power rankings but not at the very top of the NFL draft.

Now they are. With another Cardinals loss and with a San Francisco 49ers win over the Seattle Seahawks to improve to 4-10, Arizona would have the No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 NFL draft if the season ended today.

The Cardinals and the Oakland Raiders have the same record, but the Cardinals have a weaker strength of schedule. Arizona’s is an even .500 while Oakland’s is .556.

Here is what the top 10 in the draft would look like today:

Arizona Cardinals (3-11)

Oakland Raiders (3-11)

San Francisco 49ers (4-10)

New York Jets (4-10)

Jacksonville Jaguars (4-10)

Detroit Lions (5-9)

Atlanta Falcons (5-9)

New York Giants (5-9)

Buffalo Bills (5-9)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-9)

Having the top pick opens things up. They could take the best player in the draft, a guy like Nick Bosa, or they might be able to move down a few spots and acquire more picks.

Perhaps Oakland would trade up one spot to ensure they land the top QB of the class. The Jaguars might want to move up, but that would put the Cardinals at no. 5 and likely without the opportunity to take the top one of two players in the draft.

If the Cardinals lose their last two games, they will have the top pick of the draft for the first time ever since moving to Arizona. It will give some extra intrigue to the draft in April.